Wellness Waves

Wellness Waves

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Wellness Waves episodes

  • The Road to Recovery: Substance Use Disorder Trends & Treatments
    In a recently released survey on drug use in America, more than 20 percent of those age 12 or older said they used illicit drugs in the past year. More than nine million Americans misused opioids during that same period. The pandemic exacerbated substance use disorders in this country with overdose deaths reaching record levels.

    What tools do substance use disorder clinicians have to treat addiction? With seven out of ten Americans who had a substance use disorder considering themselves to be recovering or in recovery, there is hope.
    30 min
  • Healthcare You Need in Your Community: CareRite Now at Inserra Supermarkets
    Bergen New Bridge Medical Center has established a new line of services through its CareRite Now partnership with Inserra Supermarkets, bringing convenient quality healthcare directly into the communities it serves. The experienced healthcare providers staffing CareRite Now include physicians and nurse practitioners. These centers will provide sick and wellness visits, physicals, vaccinations, point-of-care testing including COVID, flu and RSV, lab testing, blood draws, and EKGs.

    The new CareRite Now locations are a direct result of data collected during the 2022 Community Health Needs Assessment which showed the need for expanded access to healthcare directly in communities.
    13 min
  • Health Equity in the Black Community: The Challenging Road Ahead

    Black Americans have higher rates of diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, obesity, asthma, cancer, and preterm birth than other groups and have a life expectancy of four years less than white Americans. Black children have a 500% higher death rate from asthma than white children. How can these disparities be addressed? How can health outcomes be improved for Black Americans? What are the contributing factors that have led to this disparity?

    In terms of becoming healthcare providers, Black medical school applicants constituted only 8.4% of the U.S. medical school applicant pool compared with 46.8% of white applicants in 2019. How can more young Black Americans be encouraged to apply to medical schools? What types of programs and support can help address this disparity?

    22 min
  • Mind-Body Connection of Eating Disorders: How to Treat Both for Overall Health
    Eating disorders are one of the deadliest mental illnesses, second only to opioid overdose. Eating disorders affect at least nine percent of the population worldwide and more than 28 million Americans will experience an eating disorder in their lifetime. Since the pandemic, these numbers have only continued to rise. For those who are uninsured or underinsured, many do not have access to treatment. The new Center for Eating Disorders & Body Positivity at Bergen New Bridge accepts all patients for treatment regardless of their ability to pay and takes a unique approach to helping those it serves. A focus is placed on balancing the mind body connection through nutritional counseling, group therapy, family therapy, and individual counseling.
    19 min
  • Monkeypox, COVID-19, and Polio – What You Need To Know
    Join our Chief Medical Officer as he shares the latest information on monkeypox including symptoms, risk factors, and vaccination availability; COVID-19 variants and the timeframe for an updated booster for the fall; Polio and the importance of being vaccinated and who may need a booster.
    13 min
  • Modern Day Application of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
    Modern Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is very safe and effective. It is a viable treatment option for patients whose medication or other treatments have failed to ease symptoms associated with some mental health issues. Today's ECT has evolved into a valuable treatment tool recognized by the National Institute of Mental Health, American Psychiatric Association, American Medical Association, and the U.S. Surgeon General. This episode will review the modern day application of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) and address the benefits of the clinical intervention for Treatment Resistant Depression. Why would someone consider ECT?
    16 min

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Welcome to Wellness Waves, the essential podcast source for in-demand health care information. Tune in to hear experts from New Jersey’s largest hospital, Bergen New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus, New Jersey, discuss relevant wellness related topics.